Body cameras show knife-wielding man running for police before being shot

Published 12:01 pm, Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office released some frightening footage of officers shooting and killing a knife-wielding man, Manchester's WMUR-TV reports.

The video, recently obtained by WMUR, shows two officers' encounter with Hagan Esty-Lennon, 52, on a rural road in July. As seen in the above footage, the two officers repeatedly tell Esty-Lennon to drop the knife. Esty-Lennon had blood on his shirt and was reportedly suffering from self-inflicted knife wound.

As the 52-year-old walks away, he suddenly turns around and charges one of the officers. At this point, the video cuts off. WMUR-TV reports Esty-Lennon was shot a few times and fell to the ground. More shots are heard afterward.

The video was only released this month after repeated requests from local media and the AG's office. Esty-Lennon's ex-wife did not want those videos released because they would be "harmful" for his two children.